http://ajslp.pubs.asha.org/article.aspx?articleid=1774539Why Johnny (or Joanne) Can’t Parse In the book, Why Johnny Can’t Read (1955), Rudolph Flesch argued that children must know phonics to learn to read. If phonics is not taught in school, the only way for a child to learn is to get it from somewhere else. If he is a gifted child, ...1996-05-01T00:00:00ViewpointSteven H. Long